Planter.



L. L. BEVIS.

PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14. 1914.

Patented June 8,

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Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS Co PHOIo-LITHO WAb! 1 L. L. BEVIS.

' PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I4, 1914.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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Inventor Witnesses Attorneys 'IHE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTOYLITHCL, WASHINGTON. D. C

* ED STATES PATENT o LUTHER L. BEVIS, 0F FRANKLIN, enonem.

TLANTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LUTHER L. .B EVIS, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Franklin, in the county of Heard and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Planter, of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to planters having means whereby either cotton seed or grain can be deposited, one of the objects of the in- 'vention being to provide novel means under the control of the supporting wheel whereby agitating and ejecting mechanisms Wlll be operated.

A further object isto provide actuating v toregulate the amount of seeds discharged.

' view which. will appear as the description lVith the foregoing and other objects in proceeds, the invention residesin the combination and arrangement of parts and n the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preclse embodlment of the'invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without fied structure for use in planting grain. Fig."

7 is a perspective view of the trough used in connection with said modifications, the trough being inverted. Fig. 8 1s a perspective view of a portion of the seed carrier or slide. Fig. 9'is an enlarged'section on line CD Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a covering wheel which can be used in connection with the planter. Fig. 11 is a Fig. 2 is a plan view Fig. 3 is a central vertical long1-' Specification of Letters Patent, -Pa,t ented June 8 1915 Application its August 14, 1914; Serial a... 856,791.

longitudinal section through a modified form of ejecting means which may be used in lieu of the brush shown in Fig. 6.

Referringto the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates side strips suitably connected at their rear ends, as shown at 2 and supporting a hopper ,3 provided in its bottom with a longitudinal slot or outlet 4.

Enron. A it Slidably ounted upon the bottom of the hopper so'as to overhang the side portions of the opening 4 are plates'5 which, by being adjusted toward or from each other, regulate the width of the opening. Handles 6 may beconnected to the sides of the hopper and extending forwardly frorn' the side strips 1 are straps-7 to which a clevis 8 is connected. A shaft 9 is ournaled within the, side" strips .1 near the front ends thereof and is supported by a wheel 10. A gear 11 rotates with theshaft close toone of the side strips 1 and secured tosaid side strip and vadjacent 'the gear 11 are'upper and lower guides 12 between which a frame 13 is slidably m'ounted, these guides being so shaped as to hold and slidablymounted in this slot is. a later ally extending arm 20 secured to a stem 21. This stem projects rearwardly from a cylindrical plungerf 22 and the rear portion of the stem is guided'within aplate 23 upstanding from the ,rear connection 2.. Plunger 22 .is adapted to'reciprocate within a trough 24 which is] provided along its sides with longitudinal flanges 25. These flanges extend over and are supported by plates 26 secured to the bottom of the hopper 3, it thus being possible to slide the trough longitudinallyupon the plates 26 so as to bring. its forward end to any. desired position relative to the opening 4.:

The rear end portion of the trough 24 is provided in its bottom with slots 27 and secured within the trough so as to overhang the slotted portion of the bottom is a shield 28 designed to fit snugly around the top portion of the plunger 22 and to extend upwardly from the trough, as shown. One of the flanges 25 is provided in its 'rearend portion with openings 29 and any one of these openings is adapted to receive a bolt 30 slidably mounted on the back portion of the hopper 3. Thus the trough can beheld in any position to which it maybe adjusted longitudinally relative to the hopper.

An apron 31 hangs downwardly from the front portion of the hopper and in front of the trough 24, this apron constituting defleeting means whereby seeds ejected from the trough by the plunger are prevented from being thrown onto the wheel 10.

A transverse shaft 32 is journaled within the hopper abovethe opening st and this shaft is provided at one end with a sprocket 33 receiving motion, through a chain 34, from a sprocket .35 secured to the axle 9. ,Shaft 32 is provided, directly over the opening L with a star wheel 36 constituting means for forcing seeds downwardly into the opening il. Secured to the shaft 32 close to each side of the hopper 3 are agitating fing rs 3'7, these fingers being preferably extended inwardly from the walls of the hopper and toward the star wheel as shown particularly in Figs. 2 and 4:.

Covering shovels 38 may be attached to the rear portions of the side strips 2 or, if preferred,thesc shovels may be disconnected from their standards 39 and a cross shaft *1) may be secured to the standards, this shaft carrying a covering wheel 41, as shown in Fig. 10.

Before using the machine the trough 24. is adjusted longitudinally so that its front end will be any desired distance from the apron 31. The plates 5 are also adjusted toward each other so as to produce an outlet opening 4: of the desired width. The pin 18 is then removed and frame 13 adjusted longitudinally until the gear 15 is brought into mesh withgear 11. Pin 18 is then reinserted into the guides 12 and the frame 13 after which the machine is moved forward. During the forward motion of the machine, the rotating wheel 10 and axle 9 will cause motion to be transmitted through the sprocket 35, chain-34 and sprocket 33, to the shaft 32 so that the star wheel 36 and the agitating fingers 37 will be set in motion. At the same time gear 11 will rotate the gear 15 and will cause the pitman 17 to reciprocate arm 20 and plunger 22. During each forward stroke of the plunger all of the seeds which may have been deposited in the trough 24: in front of the plunger will be ejected forwardly from the trough and against the apron 31 from which they will fall onto the ground. The openings 27 in the trough prevent any trash or other objectionable substances accumulating in the trough where it might interfere with the proper operation of the plunger.

By removing gear 15 from its shaft 14 and substituting a larger or smaller gear, the distances between the hills can be increased or diminished. g

The mechanism hereinbefore described is especially designed for use in planting cotton seed. Should. it be desired to use the machine for planting grain, a trough such as shown in Fig. 7 would be substituted for the trough 2%. This trough shown in Fig. 7 is angular in cross sectional contour and has an outlet opening l2 in the bottom there of adjacent its forward end. In other respects the trough is the same as that heretofore described A slide 43 is used in connection with this trough and has a laterally extending arm adapted to be actuated by the pitinan 17. This slide 43 is provided with an opening 4% the diameter of which can be'reduced by inserting a ring 45, as shown particularly in Fig. 9. The slide 43 is adapted to work under a brush 16 secured to the front portion of the hopper 3 "and extending into the front portion of the trough. A guard plate 47 is secured within the rear portion of the trough and fits closely upon the slide 4-3'so as to prevent the escape of seed rearwardly from the trough.

The operation of this modified form is similar to that heretofore described, the forward movement of the machine resulting in the reciprocation of the slide 13 and as this slide is brought to position under the outlet opening a, certain of the seeds will be deposited within the opening 4A and conveyed forwardly to a point above the opening 42 and under the brush 16.

if desired the trough can be entirely removed from either of the structures shown and the contents of the hopper 3 thus be allowed to fall directly from the hopper to the ground. Under these conditions the plunger 22 or the slide 43 are dispensed with, the pitman 17 being disconnected from the crank 16 and the frame 13 shifted longitudinally so as to bring its gear 15 out of mesh with the gear 11.

Instead of using a brush for the purpose of ejecting grain from the machine, a structure such as shown in Fig. 11 may be used. This structure includes an arm 4:8 adapted to be secured to the front wall of the hopper and having a rearwardly extending channel 49 under which the slide 43 is adapted to work. In this channel is pivotally mounted a scraperv 50 the rear or active edge of which is normally pressed against the slide 43 by a spring 57 mounted on a bracket 52. An ejector 53 is pivotally mounted in the channel and has a lug 54; adapted to press down into the opening in the slide, there being a spring 55 hearing downwardly on the ejector.

Thus it will be seen that as the slide carries grain forwardly, the scraper 50 will press back any surplus grain while the lug 5& will spring downwardly into the opening in the slide and eject the grain therefrom.

What is claimed is 1. A planter including a hopper having an outlet, a supporting wheel, a gear revoluble with the supporting Wheel, a frame adjustable toward and from the gear, a gear revoluble Within the frame and movable into and out of mesh with the first named gear,

a seed receivingtrough adjustably mounted under the hopper for receiving seeds from the outlet, a member mounted for reciprocation within the trough, and means operated by the gear on the frame for reciprocating said member.

2. The combination with a hopper having a seed outlet, of a trough slidably mounted under the outlet and supported by the hopper, means depending from the hopper and 7 movement, means depending from the front portion of the hopper and into the path of,

the seeds within the trough, a member slidably mounted in the trough for shifting the seeds longitudinally thereof, a guard secured copies of this patent may be obtained for within the trough andfitting snugly upon said member, a supporting wheel, means actuated thereby for reciprocating the member.

4. A planter including a hopper having an outlet, agitating means within the hopper, a supporting wheel, means operated thereby for actuating said agitating means,

a trough supported by and extending under the hopper, said trough being adjustable longitudinally, means upon the hopper and trough for holding said trough against movement relative, to the hopper, an ejecting member slidably mounted within the trough, means operated by the supporting; wheel for reciprocating said member, and means connected to the front portion of the hopperfor engaging seeds projected forwardly by said member.

5. In a planter the'combination with a 1 hopper having an outlet in the bottom thereof, of a trough adjustably connected to and supported by the hopper, means upon the hopper for engaging the trough "to hold it against longitudinal movement, there being outlet openings in the rear portion of the bottom of the trough, a plunger slidably mounted within the trough, a deflecting.

apron depending from thehopper and adjacent the front end of the trough, a supporting wheel, and means operated by said wheel for reciprocating the plunger.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presenceof two witnesses.

- LUTHER L. BEVIS. Witnesses:

- E. E. LEWIS,

E. M. TRAonWELL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, washingtomnc. LL 

